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Matthew 14:22-33
Year A -
19th Sunday in ordinary time
Jesus walking on water
I went up to the mountain by myself in order to say my prayers. I want you to find moments of solitude in which you will lift up your heart and pray without any distractions. There must be at least one moment in your day when you will be alone in prayer; it must come from your heart and your desire to communicate with the Lord your God.
I want you to start your day with thanksgiving and praise to God for the wonderful things he has given you, for the gift of life and for the gift of your faith in me the Lord your Savior. Your entire day must become a prayer as you offer your self and all your works to the God who has created you and takes care of you. When the time comes to retire at night, you must thank the Lord for all the things he favored you with during the day and you must place your life in his hands until the new day. It was very important for my apostles to see the other part of me, the supernatural and divine spiritual being, which I was careful not to display often, so that their faith could be strengthened. And it was so that on that windy night, I was walking on the sea and was getting close to the boat when they saw me, they were afraid to see someone walking on water but I confirmed them that it was I. Peter asked me to call him so that he could come to me. He started walking but soon lost faith in me and began to sink, he asked me to save him and I rescued him. My lesson for all of you is that I come to you many times in my supernatural form, not necessarily physically, but I begin to share my spirit with you as far as you have faith and desire to be close to me. In the spiritual life you must walk into the unknown, you must put all your trust in me, you must let go of your preconceived ideas, because I have the power to change things. I can bring a miracle in your life, but only when you accept me as your God, the one who can walk on water, the one who gives life to the dead, the one for whom nothing is too wonderful. When you become like a little child, you come to me with the feelings of your heart, not with the rationality of your mind. This is why I invite you to be little and humble. So, in your weakness I can offer you my strength, in your sinfulness and repentance I can express my mercy, and in your littleness I feel compassion and love for you as my little child.
Received by: Joseph
of Jesus and Mary
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22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
